Saturday (June 9th) marked my husband's 30th birthday. I wanted to do something very special for him and for the last few months have been trying to plan a party he might enjoy.
First, I'd better give a little history on mu hubby. For some reason he strongly dislikes celebrating his birthday. I don't know if it's the fuss he doesn't enjoy, or maybe he feels that people would be obligated to attend, but whatever the case, he doe not enjoy it. He'd rather go away for the weekend with me.
When I informed him that his mother would like to celebrate his birthday by hosting dinner he was up in arms about it! He complained for weeks that he wanted to go camping or canoeing; he did not want to be around friends or family. He did not want to drive to our hometown for dinner. He did not want people to get him cards. And on, and on, and on...
Well, little did he know that this was the cover story for the surprise party that his mother and I had cooked up. We had help from a few friends in creating the surprise, finding the location, ordering the food, etc. His buddies took him golfing all day and when they finished 18 holes they were met with a clubhouse full of friends and family (and amazing food).
I thought he had figured it out for sure, but he seemed very surprised by the event and the loved one who came. I think deep down he felt happy to know that so many people wanted to celebrate with him.
I was happy to see him enjoying himself, relaxing, having a few drinks, and mingling. Mission Accomplished!! Wishing a Happy Birthday to the most wonderful man in my life; you bring me immense joy and happiness every day. I try my hardest to bring you the same.
Sunday, June 17, 2012
Better Late than Never - Hiking Trip
Sorry for the lack of posting. Life has been crazy the last few weeks.
Anyway, this is a recap of my hiking adventure.
Well, I survived the weekend...barely. We had planned on hiking and camping for 3 days, 2 nights, but we cut it short and only did 2 days, 1 night.
Apparently not all the campsites are "first come, first serve" as we found out when we reached Tettegouche State Park Friday afternoon. All the campsites had already been reserved. By this time we has hiked 8 miles or so, each of us carrying a 20+ pound pack. The next campsite was East Palisades...another 5miles down the trail. So, short of just hopping off the trail and setting up a tent in the middle of nowhere, we trekked on.
Thoroughly exhausted after 13 miles we quickly set up the tent, boiled dinner, strained and sanitized water from the stream and promptly collapsed in out sleeping bags.
Day two in the wilderness dawned hot and sunny with a sultry breeze. This would normally be a wonderful hiking day for most, but our battered and bruised, dehydrated bodies, begged to differ. We ate a quick breakfast while planning the day. We has only 10 miles of trail left before we reached our car. This left us with two options:
1. Hike our planned route of 5-6 miles that day and make camp. Then, hike the last bit Sunday.
2. Hike the whole 10 miles and drive into Duluth to stuff our faces with delicious, greasy burgers.
You can guess which option won out. So, we started our 10 mile trek to the car. We ended up in the sun for the better part of the day. I was even sporting sock tan lines at the end. Dehydration became so bad for me that I hadn't had to use the bathroom since I woke up that morning. This is a bad sign!!
Now don't get me wrong, even though this was a disaster of a hiking trip, I enjoyed it in many ways. We saw bear paw print, took cute photos of each other with breathtaking views in the background, and the quiet of the forest was wonderful.
I enjoyed the experience not only because I found inner strength to persevere when I though I would simply keel over from exhaustion, but I spent two stressful days with my husband and we did not take out our anxiety or exhaustion on each other. We worked as a team to get through 23 miles in 2 days and I am so very proud of this.
It's situations like this that make me truly grateful I met ( and had the good sense to marry) this man. Hiking 23 miles over one of the toughest parts of the Superior Hiking Trail is a personal accomplishment for me. An adventure I will always remember with my best friend.
Anyway, this is a recap of my hiking adventure.
Well, I survived the weekend...barely. We had planned on hiking and camping for 3 days, 2 nights, but we cut it short and only did 2 days, 1 night.
Apparently not all the campsites are "first come, first serve" as we found out when we reached Tettegouche State Park Friday afternoon. All the campsites had already been reserved. By this time we has hiked 8 miles or so, each of us carrying a 20+ pound pack. The next campsite was East Palisades...another 5miles down the trail. So, short of just hopping off the trail and setting up a tent in the middle of nowhere, we trekked on.
Thoroughly exhausted after 13 miles we quickly set up the tent, boiled dinner, strained and sanitized water from the stream and promptly collapsed in out sleeping bags.
Day two in the wilderness dawned hot and sunny with a sultry breeze. This would normally be a wonderful hiking day for most, but our battered and bruised, dehydrated bodies, begged to differ. We ate a quick breakfast while planning the day. We has only 10 miles of trail left before we reached our car. This left us with two options:
1. Hike our planned route of 5-6 miles that day and make camp. Then, hike the last bit Sunday.
2. Hike the whole 10 miles and drive into Duluth to stuff our faces with delicious, greasy burgers.
You can guess which option won out. So, we started our 10 mile trek to the car. We ended up in the sun for the better part of the day. I was even sporting sock tan lines at the end. Dehydration became so bad for me that I hadn't had to use the bathroom since I woke up that morning. This is a bad sign!!
Now don't get me wrong, even though this was a disaster of a hiking trip, I enjoyed it in many ways. We saw bear paw print, took cute photos of each other with breathtaking views in the background, and the quiet of the forest was wonderful.
I enjoyed the experience not only because I found inner strength to persevere when I though I would simply keel over from exhaustion, but I spent two stressful days with my husband and we did not take out our anxiety or exhaustion on each other. We worked as a team to get through 23 miles in 2 days and I am so very proud of this.
It's situations like this that make me truly grateful I met ( and had the good sense to marry) this man. Hiking 23 miles over one of the toughest parts of the Superior Hiking Trail is a personal accomplishment for me. An adventure I will always remember with my best friend.
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